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SEC in the NCAA Tournament: Point spreads, totals set for every first round game

Published: Mar 17, 2024 · 9:52 PM EDT

The SEC sent 8 teams to the NCAA Tournament — tying the Big 12 for the most of any league. After a wild conference tournament, Texas A&M made it off the bubble and into the 68-team field. The 9-seed Aggies are joined by 8-seed Mississippi State, 7-seed Florida, 6-seed South Carolina, 4-seed Auburn, 4-seed Alabama, 3-seed Kentucky, and 2-seed Tennessee.

The First Four gets rolling on Tuesday. Florida will have its eye on Dayton, as the winner of Wednesday’s Boise State-Colorado game will be sent to Indianapolis to face the Gators in the South Region’s 7-10 matchup. Every other SEC program knows its first-round opponent.

With that, point spreads and totals have been set for 7 of the 8 games involving SEC schools. Those odds are below.

(All times Eastern; odds via DraftKings)

8 Mississippi State vs. 9 Michigan State (12:15 p.m. Thursday, CBS)

Spread: Michigan State -1.5
Total: 128.5
Moneyline: Michigan State -125, Mississippi State +105

6 South Carolina vs. 11 Oregon (4 p.m. Thursday, TNT)

Spread: South Carolina -1.5
Total: 133
Moneyline: South Carolina -125, Oregon +105

3 Kentucky vs. 14 Oakland (7:10 p.m. Thursday, CBS)

Spread: Kentucky -13.5
Total: 162.5
Moneyline: Kentucky -850, Oakland +575

2 Tennessee vs. 15 Saint Peter’s (9:20 p.m. Thursday, TNT)

Spread: Tennessee -19.5
Total: 128.5
Moneyline: Tennessee -2800, Saint Peter’s +1300

4 Auburn vs. 13 Yale (4:15 p.m. Thursday, TNT)

Spread: Auburn -12.5
Total: 138.5
Moneyline: Auburn -750, Yale +525

7 Florida vs. 10 Boise State/Colorado (4:30 p.m. Friday, TBS)

Spread: not available
Total: not available
Moneyline: not available

8 Nebraska vs. 9 Texas A&M (6:50 p.m. Friday, TNT)

Spread: Nebraska -2
Total: 144.5
Moneyline: Nebraska -130, Texas A&M +110

4 Alabama vs. 13 Charleston (7:35 p.m. Friday, truTV)

Spread: Alabama -10.5
Total: 170.5
Moneyline: Alabama -575, Charleston +425

Auburn — the SEC Tournament champ — has the shortest odds among SEC schools to win the national title. DraftKings has Auburn priced at +1500. Fans can get Auburn at a similar price across most of the best betting apps. The Tennessee Volunteers are in the same neighborhood.

FanDuel is also offering odds to win each region.

Those are below.